The most delicious race and watermelon festival. 6 interesting gastronomic events in August

The last month of summer leaves the opportunity to enjoy the rest and pleasant atmosphere, so you should not spend all your free time at home. Festivals, and not just simple ones, but gastronomic ones, will allow you to diversify your leisure time. Here you can not only have fun, but also discover new flavors.

“Taste of Summer – 2023”

When: August 2-6

أين: Kremlin Embankment, Kazan

It is impossible to spend the warm months without the main summer dessert – ice cream. It will please both children and adults. Of course, you can buy it in any store, but have you ever tried fried or granulated ice cream, maybe you have seen this dessert in cotton candy, and enjoyed the taste of “taiyaki”?

If not, this festival will surprise your taste buds. In addition to the treats, participants will be treated to creative workshops, fun interactives, and rousing performances from artists.

“Cheese! Feast! Peace!”

When: August 4-6

أين: Dubrovskoye, Moscow region

Every year, Oleg Sirota’s Istrinskaya Cheese Factory hosts a gastronomic festival that brings together farmers from all over the country. Here you can buy natural products ranging from cheese and sausages to sweets and tea. This year’s event will bring together 350 farmers from more than 40 regions. Craftsmen will also present handmade goods: tableware, decorative items, and clothing.

RUN & EAT.

When: August 13

أين: Victory Park, Moscow

Here they know exactly how to combine sport and delicious food. Participants will have to overcome 5 or 10 kilometers with gastronomic pit stops on the track. And the dishes will be prepared by famous restaurateurs and talented chefs. This is truly the most delicious race! A concert, master classes, tastings, contests and other activities will also be organized for the guests.

The main purpose of the event is to help organize and conduct the educational forum “Another School” for children and graduates of orphanages from different regions of Russia. Every runner will make a contribution to the development of charity with their participation.

“Stavropol Apple 2023”.

When: August 19

أين: Georgievsk, Stavropol Territory

The second half of August is the annual Apple Savior, this Slavic folk harvest festival marks the beginning of the transition from summer to fall. One of the world’s most popular fruits, the apple, is on display at the festival in sunny Georgievsk.

Guests can enjoy not only a fruit fair, but also performances by creative groups, crafts workshops, interactive areas and an open-air cinema.

Kaliningrad Street Food – 2023

When: August 25-27

أين: Central Square, Kaliningrad

No picnic on your list of summer plans yet? You should fix it! Especially since Kaliningrad is organizing a large-scale gastronomic festival right in the city center. There you can try not only classic street food, but also something experimental and unusual. You should not deny yourself the opportunity to expand your geographical and gustatory boundaries.

“Kamyshinsky Watermelon Festival”.

When: August 26-27

أين: Kamyshin, Volgograd region

The main summer berry, the taste of which is 100% associated with August, is watermelon. Did you know that Peter the Great himself visited Kamyshin back in the XVIII century and tasted the striped delicacy? Local residents honor the memory of this and even hold festivals dedicated to watermelon, offering to taste the berry to all comers. This year the XV Kamyshinsky Watermelon Festival will be held, which will combine a lot of interactive sites, fairs and contests.

Now you can safely map out your gastronomic adventures. However, remember that food should not only be tasty, but also balanced and healthy. This will keep your body in good condition. It is not without reason that Socrates said – we eat to live, not live to eat.